How to Use draw against in a Sentence
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Pulling out a draw against that defense is a win.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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The draw against Palace was their third meeting in a row to end in a stalemate.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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More fans showed up for the second match, a 2-2 draw against Slovenia.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
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Still, a draw against hosts Argentina would be a welcome result.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
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Gonzalez hopes the 1-1 draw against Nashville was a sign of things to come.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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Eleven months went by before Ferguson scored again in the top flight in a home draw against Wolves.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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France was forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on Sunday.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 July 2023
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That has increased the pressure on the US to at least walk away with a draw against England.
—cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
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Romero missed the 2-2 draw against Bodo/Glimt with a knock and returned to face Leeds.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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The wretched 1-1 draw against 10-man Sunderland was the nadir.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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In its opening match, Cape Verde introduced itself with a draw against mighty Spain.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026
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Milan had already lost points at home in a 1-1 draw against Como on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Take this one in the 2-2 away draw against Liverpool on January 5.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Here’s their first corner of the season, in a 0-0 home draw against Crystal Palace, very much a tone-setter.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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The next fixture in terms of win percentage is Chelsea’s 13 victories and one draw against Portsmouth.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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West Ham conceded from a set piece in Nuno’s first game in the 1-1 away draw against Everton.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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The win was much-needed after a disappointing draw against San Jose and a loss to Colorado.
—Christina Long, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
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Prince started in a 1-1 draw against China and came off the bench in a 2-0 win over Mexico.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
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France has been the favorite to win since Spain opened the World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Cape Verde.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 28 June 2026
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The draw against Wales continued a somewhat concerning trend for the US, who are now winless in their past four.
—cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022
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Schick was responsible for the two goals which sunk Scotland in the first game as well as the penalty which earned a draw against Croatia.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 June 2021
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On the ensuing faceoff, Copp won the draw against Kevin Stenlund, and Määttä picked up the puck.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
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With one point coming from their opening match draw against Poland, Mexico sits at the bottom of Group C.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
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After starting with a draw against Morocco, who won yesterday and looks like one of the better teams in the league, Brazil has won three straight.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
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If the draw against Spain was viewed as a one-off, this game emphatically reaffirmed the resilience of this Cape Verde team.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
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Nuno rewarded the youngster with a first-team debut in the 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Nuno, who named an unchanged starting XI from the goalless draw against Bournemouth, found humour in the situation.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Since a stuttering start with a draw against Cape Verde, Spain have looked the most complete, most cohesive team at this tournament.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
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Orlando City is back at home this weekend after a 2-2 draw against Charlotte FC last time out.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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Fulham, on the other hand, fought from behind to draw against Manchester United last time out and is also yet to taste defeat after two games.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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